Between Two Campuses, I Found My Way
Transferring from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign to the University of Michigan was a major change in my college life. When I first arrived at UIUC, everything was new to me.
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2025
The Night Cambridge Released Its Decision
Outside my window, the Fengcheng River looked gray in the evening light. I sat at my desk and stared at the word “Unsuccessful” on my UCAS page. A copy of Engineering Mathematics remained unopened on the shelf.
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2024
Exploring Who I Am
My interest in engineering and computers began with my father. He is an electrical engineer whose work covers software development, computer hardware, and equipment maintenance.
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Warmth Wrapped in Dumplings
My mother is from Northeast China, where families traditionally make suancai, or pickled Chinese cabbage, before winter. In autumn, fresh cabbage is placed in a large container with salt water and left to ferment.
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A Friendship Across Borders
During the summer vacation of 2022, shortly after finishing my high school entrance examination, I signed up for the “Silk Road Cloud” Chinese Summer Camp.
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When AI Meets Aging
When AI Meets Aging: Technology with a Human Touch Dear judges, hello everyone! As people grow older, illness may become an unexpected part of life.
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Books Grow With Me
Francis Bacon once said, “Reading makes a full person, thinking makes a deep person, and conversation makes a clear person.” Reading allows us to see the world from a wider view.
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2023
The Wonderful World of the Rubik’s Cube
I first became interested in the Rubik’s Cube when I was in primary school. I was curious about challenges, and the cube’s complex structure made me feel both excited and confused.
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WeChat, the bridge connecting the family love
Smartphones have become an important way for us to connect with the world. However, many older adults have difficulty using them.
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Earth in 2200: Where Technology Meets Nature
Today is January 1, 2200. As a futurist and interplanetary environmental engineer, I have seen how much the world has changed.
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